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Brixham, Devon [2]

Ipswich Queensland [2]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Burton-on-the-Wolds [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Croydon [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dulwich, Surrey [1]

East Ham, London [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Hampton, Middlesex [1]

Hamptonwick, Middlesex [1]

Holloway, London, Middlesex [1]

Kingston-on-Thames, Middlesex [1]

Kogarah New South Wales [1]

Lambeth, Surrey [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Maclean New South Wales [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [1]

Shoreditch, London [1]

Stamford, Lincolnshire [1]

Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Tynemouth, Northumberland, England [1]

Wellington, Somerset [1]

Westminster, London [1]

Westminster, Middlesex [1]

Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [111]

Gunner [16]

Corporal [13]

Driver [12]

Sapper [10]

Serjeant [10]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Lance Corporal [5]

Pioneer [4]

Worker [4]

Captain [3]

Sister [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [19]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Royal Engineers [16]

Army Service Corps [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

London Regiment [9]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Corps of Hussars [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire Yeomanry [2]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

British Red Cross Society attached Stationary Hospital [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Chinese Labour Corps [1]

Service

British Army [186]

Royal Navy [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

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Contribution

Military Service [240]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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Place of birth

Brixham, Devon [2] Ipswich Queensland [2] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England [2] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Burton-on-the-Wolds [1] Camberwell, London [1] Croydon [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dulwich, Surrey [1] East Ham, London [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Hampton, Middlesex [1] Hamptonwick, Middlesex [1] Holloway, London, Middlesex [1] Kingston-on-Thames, Middlesex [1] Kogarah New South Wales [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Maclean New South Wales [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Scarborough, Yorkshire [1] Shoreditch, London [1] Stamford, Lincolnshire [1] Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Tynemouth, Northumberland, England [1] Wellington, Somerset [1] Westminster, London [1] Westminster, Middlesex [1] Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [111] Gunner [16] Corporal [13] Driver [12] Sapper [10] Serjeant [10] Second Lieutenant [8] Lieutenant [7] Lance Corporal [5] Pioneer [4] Worker [4] Captain [3] Sister [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Leading Stoker [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Staff Nurse [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [19] Royal Field Artillery [19] Royal Engineers [16] Army Service Corps [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] London Regiment [9] Leicestershire Regiment [8] Devonshire Regiment [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [6] Corps of Hussars [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Border Regiment [3] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire Yeomanry [2] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] British Red Cross Society attached Stationary Hospital [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Chinese Labour Corps [1]

Service

British Army [186] Royal Navy [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] Australian Imperial Force [4]

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T [245]

Contribution

Military Service [240] Merchant Navy [5]

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United Kingdom [4]

Joseph Towell

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 67857 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 67857 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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James Edward Towell

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282257

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Arthur Edward Thomas Towell

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165258

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Walter Henry Towell

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291924

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Frederick Towell

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57107

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Arthur James Towell

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 318880

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John William Towell

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206781

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George H Towell

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 6696 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Henry Towell

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy J74274 Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. "Victory I"

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Robert Sidney Towell

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228528

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Herbert William Towell

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army TR/8/21199 Private Training Reserve Lancashire Regiment

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Clive Towell

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77695

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Arthur C Towell

Died 1917

British Army 241067 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Gerald Wyman Towell

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Horse Artillery

British Army Captain Royal Horse Artillery

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Ernest Towell

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116745

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Ernest Towell

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 100919

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Sydney Towell

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 72538

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Douglas Towell

Born 1897

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 130153

Canadian Expeditionary Force 130153 Private Canadian Infantry

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Rowland Henry Towell

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 42nd Brigade, 41st Battery

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Frank Towell

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 21286 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 21286 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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